Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Research Shows It Is More Common, More Extreme
Jun 03, 2025
Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Research Shows It Is More Common, More Extreme
The 74
The percentage of students with good attendance fell sharply between 2019 and 2023, while the share of chronically absent students more than doubled, offering further evidence of the pandemic’s shattering effect on the nation’s classrooms.
Boardhawk
The release of 2025-2026 state testing data has given us the latest glimpse into the question that should be at the forefront of every conversation: How are students doing?